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West Catawba widening may be delayed 3 years
By Newsroom ⋅ October 11, 2022 ⋅ 8 comments
Oct. 11. By Dave Vieser. West Catawba widening from Jetton Road to Sam Furr may not be completed until 2029, delaying the completion of the $52 million project by another three years. It means motorists will continue to endure single-lane travel in each direction for another six to seven years. What happened? Right-of-way acquisitions and […]
W. Catawba ridiculousness, Part 9
By Newsroom ⋅ June 14, 2022 ⋅ 4 comments
June 14. [Updated] By Dave Vieser. A $380,000 computerized traffic signal control system once hailed as "the answer" to heavy West Catawba Avenue traffic was quietly ditched last year by the Town of Cornelius. The system, known as Rhythm In-Sync, was supposedly designed to offer superior traffic light cycle timing based on real-time traffic, with […]
Dam that traffic jam
By Newsroom ⋅ February 28, 2022 ⋅ Post a comment
Feb. 28. By Dave Vieser. If you were stuck in traffic Friday afternoon on West Catawba Avenue, it wasn't the traffic signal system that failed. This time the culprit was a new-car transporter that broke down right before the I-77 bridge. Eastbound traffic was delayed as far back as Bethel Church Road. Turns out there […]
Waffle House on W. Catawba closed for good
By Newsroom ⋅ July 27, 2021 ⋅ One comment
July 27. The Waffle House on West Catawba is closed for good, according to the people at Waffle House corporate in Georgia. The Waffle House location was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for years in the same location. No word on who or what will move in. If you've ever […]
The creation of a traffic mast takes time
July 22. By Dave Yochum. When a dump truck with its bed still in the raised position struck a traffic light at West Catawba and Jetton Road last year, it was a moment in Cornelius transportation history. The big Kenworth driven by a Concord man bent the mast or pole that holds up the arm […]
W. Catawba widening: Delays ahead
June 15. By Dave Vieser. It looks like the $50 million widening of West Catawba Avenue from Jetton Road to Sam Furr Road will not be completed until 2027. Indeed, construction is still several years away from starting. Deputy Town Manager Wayne Herron provided an update on local road improvements at Monday's Planning Board meeting. […]
Alexander Farm construction will start in 4th quarter
June 10. By Dave Yochum. The developer of the Alexander Farm property at Westmoreland and West Catawba says they will break ground on the $110 million mixed-use project during the fourth quarter of this year. The development includes single-family homes, a Lidl grocery store, additional retail and an age-restricted, resort-style apartment complex. Florida-based WIN Development […]
Town Board meeting: Hearings on W. Catawba project, FY 21-22 budget
By Newsroom ⋅ June 8, 2021 ⋅ Post a comment
June 8. By Dave Vieser. The final public hearing on the Junker Project, a five-story, mixed-use project proposed for West Catawba just to the east of the Wher-Rena boat showroom, attracted 11 residents in person on Monday June 7, all in opposition. There was one email in favor. The town's proposed $26.1 million budget for […]
Final public hearing on plans for apartments/retail is Monday at Town Hall
By Newsroom ⋅ June 5, 2021 ⋅ 3 comments
June 4. By Dave Vieser. The final public hearing on a controversial rezoning request to build a five-story mixed use complex on West Catawba Avenue will be conducted Monday June 7 beginning at 5 pm at Cornelius Town Hall. The project, proposed by veteran Mecklenburg builder Jake Palillo, has generated considerable opposition. The project, which […]
Plan for 252-unit apartment project may go to Town Board Monday
By Newsroom ⋅ June 2, 2021 ⋅ 10 comments
June 2. The Cornelius Planning Board has recommended by a 6-0 vote that the Town Board deny a rezoning request from veteran North Meck builder Jake Palillo. He is planning 252 unit apartment complex with commercial space on West Catawba just east of the Wher-Rena property. Tuesday's vote was on a revised site plan for […]
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Guns N' Roses are suing a Texas gun retailer
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Guns N' Roses have filed a lawsuit towards a Texas-based gun retailer, which they are saying tricked followers into believing the band have been part of.
The new lawsuit accuses the web retailer 'Texas Guns and Roses' – operated by Jersey Village Florist – of getting "selected and adopted defendant's marks for the purpose of confusing consumers into believing that it was connected or associated with, or licensed by, GNR."
As effectively as its gun gross sales, the shop additionally sells a small quantity of roses, which the lawsuit alleges is just completed to try to justify the "wholesale appropriation" of the Guns N' Roses trademark. The band are in search of an unspecified quantity of damages and for the shop to alter its identify.
Court papers additionally allege that after a stop and desist letter was despatched to the shop of the band's representatives in 2019, the shop continued to "deliberately commerce on GNR's goodwill, status and fame with out GNR's approval, license or consent.
"This is especially damaging to GNR given the character of defendant's enterprise. GNR, fairly moderately, doesn't wish to be related to defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer.
"Furthermore, defendant espouses political views related to the regulation and control of firearms and weapons on the website that may be polarising to many U.S. consumers."
Defence lawyer David L. Clark informed City News Service: "There's by no means been any confusion and so they haven't any proof of confusion. This is an try and run up prices and burn us out.
"Our client sells metal safes for guns and flowers, and have a one-stop website and absolutely no one is confused. Nobody thinks we're the band or there is some affiliation. We will be fighting back."
Elsewhere, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has mentioned he'll not throw his microphone into the gang on the finish of the band's concert events, after a girl claimed she was injured by the stunt at their latest present in Adelaide.
The band carried out within the South Australian capital on Tuesday (November 29). Some time after the present, a girl named Rebecca Howe informed Adelaide Advertiser that she was struck by the microphone; a photograph accompanying the report confirmed swelling and thick bruises on each of her eyes, and cuts to the bridge of her nostril.
"He took a bow and then he launched the microphone out to the crowd… and then bang, right on the bridge of my nose," Howe mentioned, noting that she was in an space of the gang that "wasn't even right at the front". She went on to say that she started hyperventilating, pressured that her face had been "caved in".
She continued: "What if it was a couple of inches to the right or left? I could have lost an eye… What if it hit me in the mouth and I broke my teeth? If my head was turned and it hit me in the temple, it could have killed me."
In response, Rose took to social media with an announcement, stressing that he didn't imply to trigger any incident with the stunt – one he'd often on the finish of Guns N' Roses exhibits for years. "Obviously we don't want anyone getting hurt or to somehow in anyway hurt anyone at any of [our] shows anywhere," he wrote.
The legendary band are additionally set to headline British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park for first time subsequent yr. The US rock legends will high the invoice on Friday, June 30, 2023.

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When choosing to call in a professional reputation company you are putting your business's good name into the hands of professionals. They are often experts in particular reputation management fields, and can help you to get full control of social media comments. The company can also show you how to deal with that reputation online, through answering negative remarks, countering them with positive comments, or simply outranking any negative posts in search engine rankings. With the help of a professional company, businesses can succeed in getting more control of their reputation.
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How can a Blog help to a Better Online Reputation?
Companies need to be more aware than ever when it comes to managing their brand reputation online. While traditional media formats can be handled by a PR team, dealing with online customers may be slightly harder. This is because businesses are now exposed to public forums, where anyone with an opinion can comment about your business. One of the best ways that you can establish more control over your reputation is to create a company blog. This allows you to contact your customers and potential customers in an informal setting. There are several reasons why blogs can help you with your reputation.
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If you are trying to overcome negative content, either in the form of online posts, comments on review sites or articles and websites attacking your business, then you need to create positive content. Blogs are a great way to provide important information on your company to your customers, and can also help you to regularly post positive content. Unlike websites, which are easy to neglect, keeping your blog up to date will ensure that you have new, positive, content available for your viewers. While negative remarks won't disappear overnight, blogs can help you to reduce their visibility and ensure that there is sufficient positive content to take their place.
You need to make sure that your company is active on social media, and one of the best formats for this is the use of blog links. You can send people to your blog posts by using Twitter or Facebook posts. This not only helps to spread the word about positive content, but it also provides useful backlinks for both the blog and your website. This helps your business pages to outrank any negative comments.


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Op-Ed: PolitiFact and the low point of liberal appeasement
By Stan Rezaee Dec 22, 2011 in Politics
In the midst of all the political bickering that has been the center of attention in 2011, House Republicans have touched almost every third rail in national politics.
In theory, touching the third rail means the kiss of death for ones political career.
But thanks to PolitiFacts desire to be non-partisan by appeasing right-wing politics; Paul Ryan (R-WI) along with every House Republican who endorsed the Medicare "reform" just got a free pass.
Had the Ryan Plan passed; it would have replaced the government finance of health care for seniors with a voucher program that would allow receipts to purchase their own health insurance by 2022. While the Ryan Plan passed in the House; it was killed in the Senate a month later.
The Ryan Plan was criticized as a sham to "privatize or dismantle Medicare" by Democratic politicians, the AARP, and social activists. One of the most outspoken critics was Paul Krugman (economist and Nobel Prize laureate) who stated in his New York Times column, "The only way the Ryan Plan could save money would be by making those vouchers too small to pay for adequate coverage."
Yet despite heavy criticism of the Ryan Plan that has been backed with analytic studies and facts; PolitiFacts named 'Republicans voted to end Medicare' as Lie of the Year for 2011. Sorry but for something to be a lie it has to be an inaccurate statement with deliberate intent to deceive.
Sadly this has been nothing more but a pathetic attempt to appease conservative critics who constantly like to toss the phrase "liberal bias". As Krugman stated in his last column, "The people at PolitiFact are terrified of being considered partisan if they acknowledge the clear fact that there's a lot more lying on one side of the political divide than on the other. So they've bent over backwards to appear"balanced."
Its all true; right-wing activists are the same people who are questioning President Obama's citizenship, promising job creation by killing jobs, and blaming social servants for the bankrupting our economy. Regardless of the decision; the right-wing pundits will continue to smear PolitiFact as having a "liberal bias".
PolitiFact should have followed the example of Project Censored, an independent media watchdog often accused of having a liberal bias despite its criticism of President Obama.
But this is just part of a bigger problem regarding cowardice liberals that has plagued political progression. When it comes to standing up for principles, liberals tend to come out as appeasers – but they like to call it a need to be the "better person" or some bull**** passed as logic.
The political climate has been dominated with several "ticking time bomb" scenarios with the President Obama and the Democrats whiling to appease the needs of House Republicans to avoid a political catastrophe. All PolitiFact has done is contribute to a need of satisfying the extremists on the right.
By having the need to appease right-wing pundits and activists; the only thing PolitiFact has done is destroy their own credibility as a reliable fact-checking source. In the end nothing will change in Washington if liberals continue to appease right-wing smear.
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ASK MISS WILD
By Flare Staff February 12, 2008
Our resident relationship expert answers your toughest romantic questions
You said: I saw him with a new girl and I'm having major second thoughts.
Miss Wild: Ask yourself why you want your ex back. Is it just because he's with someone else? Because that's not a good enough reason. Remind yourself why you're not together. If you really want him back, call him up and be honest. Just be prepared: for a lot of people, once things are over they're over.
You said: My husband doesn't like the way I dress. But I don't want to compromise my personal style just because we have conflicting taste.
Miss Wild: What is it about your style that he doesn't like? If it's a matter of him not understanding the world of fashion, then just ignore him. But if he has some valid concerns (you clothes are too revealing, you're too old to sport that style), then it's time to take note.
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tZero Releases Prototype of Its New Security Token Trading Platform
Apr 10 2018 · 17:38 UTC | Updated Apr 11 2018 · 09:55
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The company has delayed the launch of the final version of the trading platform until May as it is still developing further regulatory compliance.
tZero, a fintech subsidiary of online retail giant Overstock, has unveiled the anticipated prototype of its security token trading software. The demo video, showing how the tokens may be traded on the platform, was released on Monday.
tZero is a fully-owned subsidiary of Overstock that focuses on fintech development using the blockchain technology. Since its launch, the company has been committed to bring greater efficiency and transparency to capital markets with the use of the blockchain technology.
"In August 2015, Overstock used tZERO's blockchain technology to issue what we believe was the world's first private blockchain security, a $5 million bond to First New York Securities," said Overstock CEO, Patrick Byrne.
"In December 2015, Overstock filed with the SEC an S-3 registration statement to register a preferred stock digital security utilizing tZERO's blockchain technology, which was subsequently declared effective in December 2016. Overstock used that S-3 to issue what we believe was the world's first public blockchain security, OSTKP, utilizing tZERO technology once again. Now we are unveiling tZERO's security token trading software: the astute viewer of our progress can look at this, and the collection of strategic assets we have assembled, and get an idea of the breadth of what we intend," he continued.
According to tZERO president, Joe Cammarata, the full release of the software is scheduled for next month and, meanwhile, the company is waiting for public feedback and has asked its potential users to provide comments to [email protected]
"Technologically speaking, we anticipate the security token trading software will be ready to trade security tokens in May, subject to developing further regulatory clarity. We have been working hard on getting this prototype right and look forward to user feedback," he said.
In December, 2017, after completing a successful presale of more than USD 100 million, tZero launched a private crowdsale to accredited investors, but has recently extended the offering to May 14, 2018.
In January, tZero partnered with Kodak and WENN Digital WENN Digital to facilitate the upcoming token offering of their KODAKCoin. The company is going to provide its advisory services, such as clearing, reconciliation, price quoting, encryption of accounts, and anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) verification. KODAKCoin will become the first third-party security token on the tZero platform.
Earlier this year, Overstock, together with a number of other companies, received information requests from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of their crackdown on ICO operators. The regulatory agency requested tZero to disclose details of their $250 million token sale campaign, including information on how the company ensures ICO investors are accredited. Byrne, however, was not concerned about the investigation and claimed the company was "super compliant" with federal securities laws.
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Is the Tide Against Live Animal Circuses Turning? 3 Recent Victories to Celebrate
By Sara Farr
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Sometimes it's easy to get overwhelmed by bad news about animals being abused or neglected in circuses. Luckily, there seems to be an influx of positive news lately, as well. Perhaps the biggest news to come out recently is Ringling ending its use of elephants. Since Ringling not only utilizes bull hooks and other incredibly cruel methods to train their elephants – in addition to carting them in cramped cars to over 40 cities a year, this is certainly fantastic news. As one of the largest and most well-known circuses in the U.S., this is a highly positive step that is sure to inspire others to reconsider their elephant acts.
While this victory is worth celebrating, there are lots of less conspicuous victories for circus animals occurring across the country that haven't received as much coverage. More than 40 US cities and 30 countries now prohibit the use of wild animals in acts like circuses and other performances, so tangible progress is being made. Many states are starting to see the light when it comes to animals performing and passing legislation that reduces or eliminates this abuse. A lot of this legislation is also focusing on animals other than just elephants. The states highlighted below are leading the way in making the world a better place for the animals.
1. End to Wild Animal Entertainment in Hawaii
Hawaii's governor recently announced that he will no longer give out permits for entertainment that uses wild animals. This action effectively bans wild animal acts in the state of Hawaii, which includes circuses.
This action stems from a history of problems with wild animal acts, including an elephant named Tyke. Twenty years ago Tyke escaped from a circus in Honolulu. He killed and injured several people, then was shot to death with 86 gunshot wounds. He was left to die on the street, which took two hours. This incident recently resurfaced through the release of a documentary on Tyke and served as motivation to pass this legislation.
The legislation will officially be on Hawaii's Department of Agriculture's June agenda, but they will begin denying the permits for wild animal performances immediately. This is certainly a victory for the animals of Hawaii and those who advocate for them.
2. Banning Bull Hooks in California
Many cities and municipalities in California already have some sort of legislation on the books prohibiting or limiting animal acts or the training tools used for them such as bull hooks.
In April, for example, San Francisco banned performances by wild and exotic animals. This ban includes circuses, movie and TV sets. San Francisco is the largest city to have such a sweeping ban. Certain educational uses will still be allowed. Eight other municipalities have bans on circuses and Los Angeles and Oakland prohibit bull hooks. In May this year, the California State Senate passed a bill to ban the bull hook, making it the first state to institute such a ban.
Some business owners who train elephants are fighting the ban, claiming it would put them out of business (which might not be such a bad thing…). Other people claim that bull hooks don't hurt the elephants, because they are only used as guidance. This is hard to believe for anyone who has ever seen the sharp hook attached to this "tool," which is used on sensitive areas of the elephant. Also, no accredited sanctuary in California or even zoos, which are hardly models of animal care, use the bull hook. The California bill is supported by the Humane Society of the United States and the Performing Animal Welfare Society, so it has some powerful allies. Hopefully the bill will pave the way for legislation in other states.
3. Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Traveling Shows in Pennsylvania
A state senator, Daylin Leach, recently introduced a bill to ban the display of elephants as well as other wild animals in traveling shows such as circuses. The bill focuses on the cruelty of the traveling aspect, so it isn't as far reaching as many advocates might hope. It still represents a step down the right path, though.
Unfortunately, zoos, educational programs and research would be exempt from the legislation. Leach previously supported other pro-animal measures, although he does encourage the use of domestic animals for performances. This bill would certainly represent progress despite its drawbacks and limitations. If you live in any of these states, be sure to support the pending legislation. If you don't, then speak up and contact your representatives and encourage them to pass similar legislation where you live!
While this state-level legislation is amazing, don't forget that we all have the power to make a difference for animals right now. Businesses that employ animals only do so because they have the potential to pull in large profits, if people stop paying to see these animals, however, they are no longer viable and will cease to exist. By boycotting circuses, zoos and any other wild animal attraction, we can send the message that cruelty to animals is unacceptable and should be stopped.
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Eric Mills says:
Be aware that earlier this year, MEXICO banned the use of all wild animals in traveling circuses and carnivals. Last year Colombia did the same, as did Bolivia. Makes one wonder who the REAL "Third World" is…..CS. be far behind?
Today the elephants, tomorrow the orcas and all other exploited wild animals, most of whom neither thrive nor belong in captivity.


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Review: Fly on the Wall
Oct 16th, 2017 Caffeine Addled Ramblings
Back in January, I wrote a five star review of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars. I recall writing about the 'finely crafted narrative' and the 'ending [being] sad yet strangely beautiful'. I had loved it. It was one of my favourite books of the year. In fact, I was so enamoured by We Were Liars, that when I saw Fly on the Wall in a bookshop a few weeks ago, I picked it up without a second thought. After all, how could I go wrong with the author of We Were Liars, especially when John Green gave it such a great review.
It's safe to say, a week after having finished it, that I still have no bloody clue whether I liked it or not.
I laughed. I frowned. I smiled. I groaned.
Split into three parts, the book follows Gretchen Yee, a teenager who doesn't fit in with the 'quirky' students of Manhattan School of Art and Music. She's crazy about one of the boys in her class but she can't seem to figure out the opposite sex and, as a result, is terrible with them. Her best friend seems to be drifting away from her and she doesn't understand why. Jokingly, Gretchen wishes she could be a fly on the wall in the boys locker room of the school and, in a weird twist of fate, her wish comes true.
Part two of the novel follows this Kafkaesque storyline. This section is funny in parts but was, over-all, immature as she spent the majority of it rating boys bottoms and describing their gentiles (which she calls gherkins). There wasn't as much drama in the boys locker room as there could have been and when there was, it was stuck between naked teenagers you grew tired of seeing (well, reading about).
And then comes the third and final part, which is much shorter than the previous two and has Gretchen turning human again. She uses the things she's discovered as a fly and tries to change her life and win back her best friend and the boy she's falling for.
For me, Gretchen Yee is not a sympathetic character. Perhaps I'm getting a little too old to relate to sixteen-year-olds (is nine years too long ago?) but I found her annoying, even as a fly! It was all 'me, me, me' and that infuriated me.
Suited better to a younger audience, it did have one brilliant quality: how the moral, that you can't judge a book by its cover, was presented. Gretchen had a distorted image of the people around her but, when she was pulled away from that perspective, she finally realised that there was a lot more to their stories than what she saw on the surface. It's a lesson that everyone needs to learn.
I took one sitting of two and a half hours to finish Fly On The Wall. It wasn't too bad, but it was particularly good either. One thing's for sure, it was nowhere near as good as We Were Liars. My search for an E. Lockhart book that matches it is still on.
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Q: Three.js: Page moves down when clicking on object This is my first time adding Three.js and I just want to include in a landing page of my website.
I have a problem whenever I click on the area of the scene where my object is, the page moves down. What can I do to prevent this from happening? It looks like when I click on it, the page moves so the object is in the center. I tried to add overflow: hidden; in my css but that doesn't work. I am suspecting I have to change something in the javascript code.

var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(70, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 1, 1000);
camera.position.z = 8;
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({antialias: true, alpha: true});
ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0xffffff, 0.8);
scene.add(ambientLight);
light = new THREE.PointLight(0xffffff, 1, 20);
light.position.set(10,10,10);
light.castShadow = true;
light.shadow.camera.near = 10;
light.shadow.camera.far = 25;
scene.add(light);
renderer.shadowMap.enabled = true;
renderer.shadowMap.type = THREE.BasicShadowMap;
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var controls = new THREE.OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
controls.enableZoom = false;
controls.enablePan = false;

var boxGeom = new THREE.BoxBufferGeometry(3, 3, 3, 33, 33, 33);

// this is the shortened part from the official example to create the sphere morph targets
var pos = boxGeom.attributes.position;
boxGeom.morphAttributes.position = [];
var spherePositions = [];
var v3 = new THREE.Vector3();
for (var i = 0; i < pos.count; i++) {
  v3.fromBufferAttribute(pos, i).setLength((1.5 * Math.sqrt(1.5) + 1.5) * 0.6);
  spherePositions.push(v3.x, v3.y, v3.z);
}
boxGeom.morphAttributes.position[0] = new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute(spherePositions, 3);

var boxMat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
  color: "white",
  wireframe: false,
  flatShading: true,
  morphTargets: true
});
var box = new THREE.Mesh(boxGeom, boxMat);
scene.add(box);

// user's custom properties and methods
box.userData.isHovering = true;
box.userData.currentAction = null;
box.userData.toSphere = () => {
  action(1);
}
box.userData.toBox = () => {
  action(0);
}

// tweening function
function action(influence) {

  if (box.userData.currentAction) box.userData.currentAction.stop();

  box.userData.currentAction = new TWEEN.Tween(box.morphTargetInfluences).to({
    "0": influence
  }, 1000).start();

}

var raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster();
var mouse = new THREE.Vector2();
var intersects = [];

window.addEventListener("mousemove", onMouseMove);

function onMouseMove(event) {

  mouse.x = (event.clientX / window.innerWidth) * 2 - 1;
  mouse.y = -(event.clientY / window.innerHeight) * 2 + 1;

  raycaster.setFromCamera(mouse, camera);

  intersects = raycaster.intersectObject(box);

  if (intersects.length > 0) {

    if (!box.userData.isHovering) {

      box.userData.toSphere();
      box.userData.isHovering = true;

    };
  } else {

    if (box.userData.isHovering) {

      box.userData.toBox();
      box.userData.isHovering = false;

    }
  }
}

renderer.setAnimationLoop(() => {

  TWEEN.update();
 box.rotation.x += 0.01;
 box.rotation.y += 0.01;
  renderer.render(scene, camera)

});

 window.addEventListener( 'resize', onWindowResize, false );

 function onWindowResize() {
 camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
 camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
 renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
    }
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    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
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@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Mono&display=swap');

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body {

    margin: 0;
    user-select: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 1s;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 1s;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #FF76FB 0%, #C57BFF 35%, #00FFFB 100%);
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A: Looks like OrbitControls places a mousedown event listener on the canvas and calls the canvas into focus. You'll need to remove/override that event listener to prevent the focus behavior.
Here's a screenshot from devtools

A: Overriding/deleting the mousedown function might break other features.
So instead just use this line of code:
controls.domElement.focus = null;

This will stop the focus to window or domElement.
Thanks to @hayden-linder who puts our focus to dig more into it.

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Susan Youssef
Looking inward at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival
Maureen Clare Murphy 2 May 2013
This year's festival featured work by filmmakers asking questions for their own community. Read more about Looking inward at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival
Film review: Gaza love story triumphs over Israeli obstacles
Sarah Irving 29 March 2013
Habibi splices an ancient romance with experiences of the second intifada. Read more about Film review: Gaza love story triumphs over Israeli obstacles
Susan Youssef's Habibi, a Gaza feature film a decade in the making, wins major award
Ali Abunimah 21 December 2011
Susan Youssef's new feature film Habibi has won the award for Best Arab Feature Film at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival. This achievement comes after a decade-long struggle by Youssef to make the film. Last year she wrote for The Electronic Intifada about the trials of making a feature film set in Gaza and what inspired it: Read more about Susan Youssef's Habibi, a Gaza feature film a decade in the making, wins major award
The trials of making a film in Gaza
Susan Youssef the Netherlands, Amsterdam 22 March 2010
I am on a plane, on the way back from Palestine to my apartment — a quiet, private place set in rainy Amsterdam. It is there where I will edit my film, a love story set in the Gaza Strip. I have just finished shooting it, the first dramatic feature to be made about Gaza in more than ten years. And it took me seven years of continuous development and fundraising to shoot it. Susan Youssef recounts her experience for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about The trials of making a film in Gaza


What do I take with me to doctor's appointments?
You need to take your child's Superior ID card, 2085 Form or your child's Medicaid ID card.
Will I get an ID card for my child?
ID cards come in the new member welcome packet that is mailed to the child's caregiver. The packet also includes a welcome letter, member handbook, provider directory and Texas Health Steps information.
You get unlimited prescriptions through your Medicaid or CHIP coverage if you go to a pharmacy in Superior's network. There are some medications that may not be covered through Medicaid or CHIP. A pharmacy in the Superior network can let you know which medications are not covered. The pharmacy can also help you find another medication that is covered. You can also ask your doctor or clinic about what medications are covered, and what is best for you.
Where do I get prescriptions filled?
Superior provides prescriptions for all its members through drug stores contracted with Superior. You can get your prescriptions filled at most drug stores in Texas, including CVS, HEB, Randall's, Target and Walgreens. You can also get them filled at many other pharmacies. If you need help finding a drug store, call Superior at 1-866-912-6283. A list is also available online at https://pharmacy.envolvehealth.com/. Remember to always take your Superior ID card and your Texas Medicaid card with you to the drug store.
How do I get eye care services?
Children and young adults in foster care can get an eye exam once a year or more if their eyesight changes a lot. Children in foster care can also get glasses once every two years or more if their eye sight changes a lot. Glasses can be replaced if they are lost or broken. Children in foster care are eligible for eye care services up to the age of 21. Call 1-866-642-8959 for help in finding an eye care provider.
What are Texas Health Steps checkups?
Texas Health Steps is a program that provides regular medical, dental and vision checkups. It also provides vaccinations to members from birth through age 20. The checkups are very important. Texas Health Steps will help you know if your child is doing well and how to keep them healthy.
How do I find a Texas Health Steps provider?
You can make an appointment with any Superior provider that does Texas Health Steps checkups. Texas Health Steps providers are included in the find a doctor tool. You can call Member Services at 1-866-912-6283 if you need help finding a Texas Health Steps provider or need help making an appointment.
Your child should get regular checkups to make sure his or her teeth and gums are healthy. Dental checks need to be done every six months starting at age six months. Call Member Services at 1-866-912-6283 to get the name of a dentist closest to you. You can also call DentaQuest at 1-888-308-4766.
What can Member Services help with?
Member Services can make Primary Care Provider (PCP) changes, send you replacement ID cards if lost or stolen and help explain benefits. They can help make appointments for your child. Member Services can also refer you to other staff that can help with community resources. Call 1-866-912-6283 for help.
What is a Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment?
The CANS Assessment is a tool that measures a member's strengths and needs. It is used to help create a plan of service so that the member can get the best care possible.
STAR Health members, 3 to 17 years old, are required to get a CANS Assessment within 30 days of joining Superior.
The CANS Assessment must be performed by a certified CANS provider. For more information, or to get help scheduling a CANS Assessment, call Member Services at 1-866-912-6283 and ask to speak to a Member Connections Representative.
How do I know if my child needs behavioral health services?
Children often do not tell people about their feelings, but they can show symptoms that might mean help is needed. Superior can help you find someone to talk to for you or your child. There are many providers and programs to help you. Superior will help you schedule an appointment for you or your child. Call Superior Member Services 1-866-218-8263.
What kinds of behavioral health services are available?
Your member handbook has a list of the services available. You can also call Member Services at 1-866-912-6283 to find out more.
What if I or my child is already getting help?
If your child is already getting behavioral health care, ask your provider if he or she is in the Superior network. If the answer is yes, you do not need to do anything. If the answer is no, call 1-866-218-8263. Superior will ask your provider if they would like to join our network. We want you to keep getting the care you need.
What if my child has a behavioral health emergency?
If you are having an emergency, you should call 911 or go to a crisis center or the nearest emergency room.
How Can I Replace a Lost or Stolen ID Card?
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The 6th Floor | We'll Show You Ours if You Show Us Yours
We'll Show You Ours if You Show Us Yours
By Rachel Nolan
August 9, 2011 6:32 am August 9, 2011 6:32 am
On the occasion of Charles McGrath's profile of the novelist Nicholson Baker, we thought it would be fun to round up the favorite dirty books of some of our most illustrious literary critics at The Times. Below, their spicy replies.
If you don't mind us asking, what's your favorite smutty book and why? Michiko Kakutani and Janet Maslin haven't replied yet to our question —Maslin must have been busy reviewing Baker's "House of Holes."
Our picks so far:
Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the Book Review:
"Portnoy's Complaint," by Philip Roth. Revoltingly hilarious: furtive sex with the slab of butcher-shop liver, the "arcane symbolism" of the Monkey's chewing on a banana "while I watched."
Dwight Garner, critic:
In his memoir "U and I" (1991), Nicholson Baker admitted this about John Updike: "I myself have never successfully masturbated to Updike's writing, though I have to certain remembered scenes in Iris Murdoch." T.M.I.? For all that, I'm going to choose John Updike's novel "Couples," from 1968, agreeing with Wilfrid Sheed that its "incidents of wife-swapping are a nice blend of Noël Coward and Krafft-Ebing."
Charles McGrath, writer at large:
Does "Lolita" qualify as dirty? A number of people thought so when it first came out. I would also give a nod to John Cleland's underrated "Fanny Hill," a book from which Dickens, among others, clearly learned a lot.
Sam Anderson, critic at large for the magazine:
This might be boring, but I'm going to pick the canonical smut-novel: "Ulysses." I like the way it recognizes the full spectrum of "dirtiness": public, private, imaginary, physical, creepy, beautiful, romantic, lustful, healing and wounding. It's all there. Plus, "Ulysses" is almost certainly the first work of art to coordinate a giant fireworks display with an orgasm. Frequently imitated, never equaled.
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Q: C# - ListView won't refresh from different form // PaddlerList (Form 1)
        public void RefreshListView()
        {
            PaddlerListView.Items.Clear();
            PaddlerToList();
            PaddlerListView.Refresh();
            Console.WriteLine("Refresh....");
        }
        public void PaddlerToList() // Just adds
        {
            for (int i = 1; i < Main.paddlerList.Count(); i++) // Repeats for all
            {
                string[] array = new string[4];
                ListViewItem item;
                array[0] = Main.paddlerList[i].FirstName.ToString();
                array[1] = Main.paddlerList[i].LastName.ToString();
                array[2] = Main.paddlerList[i].Weight.ToString();
                array[3] = Main.paddlerList[i].PreferredSide.ToString();
                item = new ListViewItem(array);
                PaddlerListView.Items.Add(item);
            }
        }

        private void RefreshList_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            RefreshListView();
        }

// NewPaddler (Form 2)
            private void SubmitPaddler_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
            // Code here
            PaddlerList ListViewRefresh = new PaddlerList(); // Creates an instant of the other form, so it can run the procedure
            ListViewRefresh.RefreshListView();
            }

When a new paddler is added (the submit button is pressed), the console outputs "Refresh...." showing that the function has been run, but the ListView doesn't refresh
However, when I set a button on the same form as the ListView, it does refresh the ListView with the new items, when the button is pressed.
I can't work out what the issue is here? I think it's something to do with protection levels of the ListView.
Thanks!

A: When a new PaddlerList object is created, all member variables, like in your case, Items, recieve a fresh start. I think you need to pass the original PaddlerList to your second form in order to actualize the correct form.

A: I found a solution:
New Paddler Form
    // NewPaddler Form

PaddlerList ListObject_global = null;
public NewPaddler(PaddlerList PaddlerList_Object)
{
  InitializeComponent();
  FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
  ListObject_global = PaddlerList_Object;
}

if (ListObject_global != null)
{
  ListObject_global.RefreshListView(); // Runs function in PaddlerList
}

Paddler List Form
// PaddlerList Form
public void RefreshListView()
{
  PaddlerToList();
  PaddlerListView.Refresh();
  Console.WriteLine("Refresh....");
}


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Q: Error: Stopping ADB Server Failed (Code -1) {Installing API's - Android SDK} I am in the process of Downloading and installing the most recent Android API's and System images on my recent install of Android SDK.
While downloading the API's, I ran across an error fairly quickly into the install.
Parse XML:    https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img.xml
  Found Intel x86 Atom System Image, Android API 15, revision 1
Done loading packages.
Preparing to install archives
Downloading Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 13
Installing Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 13
Stopping ADB server failed (code -1).
Installed Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 13

The Error is this one:
Stopping ADB server failed (code -1).
I am curious, will this effect the outcome of the installation? It says that it installed, and it continued onto the next API, so did this effect it?
I assume this happened because I am downloading the API's over a Tethered Android mobile device right now, which is indeed dependent on ADB to tether to the computer. So if it were to stop, it would cancel the download, making the install impossible anyway.
So really, the main question is whether this will effect the installation, not being able to stop ADB while installing and downloading the API's.
And if this will effect the install, couldn't I just follow the links listed for each API' download manually and install manually? Considering I am on the Mobile Device I treat every bit as gold. Despite the fact I have an unlimited data plan, I prefer to not be one of the ones who get capped for being in the top 5%, which actually happened to me on my old AT&T plan.
So any way to be able to do this once, and do it without stopping ADB, would be great.
Just need your thoughts folks.
Thanks for your time, I appreciate it.

A: According to http://sitepoint.com/beginning-android-install-an-android-platform, that error message occurs "because the ADB server isn't running at this point." Which implies you can safely ignore it: The ADB server doesn't need to be running; the installation process is just trying to stop it if it is running.
Seems to me the dev team should really let you know that this error doesn't represent a problem, instead of highlighting it in red, as they still do (as of Dec. 2014).

A: AFAIK, the after installing all the packages, the download manager restarts the ADB service. In your case, it appears that the download manager was not able to stop the adb service. If i were to validate the installation,

*

*I would just kick off the installation again, and this time i'll probably see lot of packages already installed. If something missing, i'll get a chance to install it.

*You can always manually restart the adb service to see if it restarts clean without any error.

A: I also was tethering and was unable to have adb start in Android Studio.  Since, it has started for tethering, it seems as though it is a conflict for Android Studio to restart it.


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Your gift to the Witte Museum's Annual Fund will guarantee that YOUR museum continues to bring the best exhibits from around the world to San Antonio and ensures that the Witte remains a pivotal part of every school-age child's life experience. Do you know that over 80% of Bexar County residents have been to the Witte?
Thank you for your generous support of the Witte. We look forward to visiting with you often during the year to come.
Your support is vital to this vision. The Witte Museum is and always will be the people's museum — your museum. We are thankful for your partnership and your support.
Or download and complete the printable donation form and mail your donation information to the Witte.
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Alex became a hurricane late Thursday morning, marking the first time a hurricane has formed in January in the Atlantic since 1938.
The last time the Atlantic had a hurricane in January was when Hurricane Alice formed in late December 1954 and continued spinning into January 1955.
Alex began as a sub-tropical storm, but it has since become a full-fledged tropical hurricane.
Download Storm Shield App to get severe weather alerts wherever you are.
Alex is currently in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Azores islands, and it won't come near the United States.
Hurricane season begins on June 1 and lasts through the end of November, and having a hurricane form in January is extremely rare.
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Sanlorenzo Launches 52-meter Superyacht KD: Sanlorenzo has launched the second yacht in its 52 Steel line from its shipyard in La Spezia, Italy Named KD, the steel-hulled displacement yacht features exterior styling by Officina Italiana Design and interiors by Tizian Vercellesi. She is the follow-up to Seven Sins, launched in January.
KD combines refined elegance with technical innovation in a 500 GT superyacht. Accommodation is for 12 guests across five staterooms that include an owner's suite, two double rooms and two Pullman berths. Crew quarters accommodate nine staff members.
With a 9.35-meter beam, the yacht has a 2.65-meter draught, which allows her to sail in shallow waters. Key features include a transparent pool on the main deck that allows light to pass through to the area underneath it. She also has an eight-meter tender garage that converts into a beach club and foredeck seating area.
Powered by a pair of 1,900hp MTU 12V4000M63 engines, the superyacht KD will have a top speed of 18 knots and a cruising speed of 16 knots. At 11 knots, she'll have a 4,40nm range on fuel tanks with a capacity of approximately 55,000 liters.
She is currently available for sale for $32 million USD or for charter at $255,000 per week.


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Pålberget is een dorp binnen de Zweedse gemeente Piteå. Het is het jongste dorp binnen die gemeente. Het werd officieel gesticht in 1890 als gevolg van een landhervorming. Het maakte zich los van Böle. Het dorp heette eerst Nyböle (nieuw Böle). Toen in 1915 hier een station aan de spoorweg Piteå – Älvsbyn werd gebouwd, kreeg het zijn nieuwe naam. Het dorp ligt aan de voet van de Stormyrberget. De oudere bevolking heeft het nog steeds over het dorp Noybööle (plaatselijk Pite-dialect).

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Trickster Carousel: Where Gypsy Jazz, Cabaret and Neuroscience Meet
Color Red Goes Global and Opens a Vinyl Cafe in Denver
Gabriel Otto of Pan Astral: "Our music really spawned from the visual place."
Britt Chester
| Profiles |
Britt Chester | January 3, 2014 | 10:15am
Drawing from influences from nearly every genre, Pan Astral (due this Saturday, January 4, at Larimer Lounge) is pushing the barriers between sound and visual elements in a live show. Similar to the likes of bands like EOTO, which improvises audio and visuals live in each show, Pan Astral strives to create more of a performance art piece, rather than just a typical concert with banging drops and sloshed beer. We recently spoke with founding member Gabriel Otto about what sorts of elements influence the band, how each member plays a crucial role in developing the music and how film and fine-art play a major role in the sound design.
See also: All upcoming concerts in our constantly updated Denver concert calendar
You Need by Pan Astral
Westword: Tell me a little bit about Pan-Astral and what y'all are all about.
Gabriel Otto: First and foremost, we are a band. The sum is greater than the parts. It's not much more than art project between four people. Our main objective is to make something beautiful in a way that is all inclusive of each member.
How does your visual element play into your music?
Our music really spawned from the visual place. A lot of projects I have been apart of before Pan Astral were more folk oriented or experimental in nature. They didn't draw as much from the visual aspect of things. Our music now spawned from the visual realm. The visual side of things set the precedent for the music. The music derives from visual things, as far as lyrical content and soundscapes that we use. We define them in a visual sense pertaining to color and texture.
Is it symbiotic in the delivery?
When we play live shows, we do a performance, but we treat the performance as an art show, more so than a place to meet chicks. It's a form of expression, but it is playful and pretty spontaneous. The shows are very well prepared in that all the visual material has been compiled for hours beforehand. It's more spontaneous in the way the visual interacts with the musical aspect.
Do you control the visuals from the stage, or do you have a visual engineer?
We have an engineer named Jordan Leonard. All of us are giving him input as far as what a song sounds like in visual terms. It probably drives him nuts because he's not at practice always, but right now we are putting together a performance with him at the Larimer Lounge that will be the first time he is featured as our projectionist.
So it really is an audio/visual experience?
In some instances, there will be synching of visual, and in others, he will be doing it on the fly. A lot of our music has samples and sequences underneath it, and in those cases, he'll be able to see what is coming.
How would you describe your sound? It's almost as if there are influences culled from electronic, jam, and other genres.
That's a good question because we've never answered that. If I had to boil it down -- and this is a question that all musicians are asked and it has the most simple answer, but it's the hardest to answer -- but it does involve a struggle. I would always say that we are a progressive form of rock and roll. Almost a new rock and roll. One way I would put it is that we really don't have filters on what is influencing us. We haven't sat down and defined our sound.
In some ways, it could be a weakness, but it's really nice not to have expectations, or have people telling us what we are and what we aren't. We have a manager, but the band always keeps its artistic integrity. The influences are the biggest thing for us. I am really interested in film, visual art, and I went to school for art; I have a BFA in painting, and that for me crosses over into each other in a language that is clearer to me.
That is part of the reason the music is different from a lot of other stuff. I am not the only person contributing to the sound of the band, but I am the founding member. I worked with Ryan Burnett of Signal Path -- he and I started this project in our basement -- and it grew into something a bit bigger when Mike Rempel of Lotus took interest in what we were doing. That really attracted bigger bookings and shows.
Ryan had to choose between Signal Path, or this, and we both want to work together and still do, but he had to do what he had to do with Signal Path. I miss his input, call him often, and send him tracks I am working on. The whole concept of Pan-Astral is to make something unique, honest, and beautiful. That's really general, almost cliché, but I think it's fun to compare our music to movies, or artists. I really love Clyfford Still, or Mark Rothko, and film makers who incorporate magical realism into their stories.
It sounds like you are bringing so many elements into the project and watching it take shape, rather than forcing it to take a certain shape?
We do have our scruples, and if I were to define our music, I would be able to use electronic elements, pop, folk, ambiance, levels of industrial from Kip. Our new single, "You Need," has a real industrial flair to it. It's great watching the sounds evolve with the band right now. The best part for me is working with other people. I liken it to making a movie, and if you were playing every part or character, it would be very one dimensional.
I could sit in my basement and do the DJ thing and go out and do it, but for me, I enjoy the collaborative effort of being in a band. It allows for all of us to blossom in our creativity. Each member could stand on their own and do their own thing, so it's really foolish of me to come to practice and try to steer it one way or another. We all have so much to say.
Why limit yourselves?
I think it's why we work so well together. We each have equal say in what happens. For influences sake, each of us brings an equal part to the whole.
Pan Astral, INDIEcent Exposure, with the Circus House, Swim Thru Frequencies, Strawberry Runners, Someone's In for an Explosion, 9 p.m. Saturday, January 4, Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer Street, $10-$12, 303-291-1007.
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Britt Chester is a writer and video producer living in Denver, Colorado. He's covered breaking news, music, arts and cannabis for Westword since 2010. His work has appeared in GQ Magazine, Village Voice, YES! Weekly, Inman News and the Winston-Salem Journal. He likes running, cycling, and interviewing people.
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